Behavioural and Emotional Disturbance in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome

This study aimed to determine whether there were differences in behavioural and emotional disturbance (psychopathology) between children and adolescents with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. Subjects consisted of 75 children and adolescents with high-functioning autism and 52 with Aspe...

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Published in:Autism : the international journal of research and practice 1999-06, Vol.3 (2), p.117-130
Main Authors: Tonge, Bruce J., Brereton, Avril V., Gray, Kylie M., Einfeld, Stewart L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age differences
Analysis of covariance
Asperger's syndrome
Autism
Autistic adolescents
Autistic children
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Developmental disorders
Emotional disorders
Emotional disturbances
High functioning
Infantile autism
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social relations
Teenagers
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Summary:This study aimed to determine whether there were differences in behavioural and emotional disturbance (psychopathology) between children and adolescents with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. Subjects consisted of 75 children and adolescents with high-functioning autism and 52 with Asperger's disorder (DSM-IV diagnoses). Psychopathology was measured using the Developmental Behaviour Checklist. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) controlling for the effects of age and cognitive level was used to determine whether the groups differed in their levels of psychopathology. It was found that children and adolescents with Asperger's disorder presented with higher levels of psychopathology than those with high-functioning autism, were more disruptive, antisocial and anxious, and had more problems with social relationships. The implications of these findings are discussed.
ISSN:1362-3613
1461-7005
DOI:10.1177/1362361399003002003